Automobile attachment



I. KLIMA.

AUTOMGBJLE ATTACHMENT- nrrucmon mm mm. 22. m9.

Patented Sept. '23, 1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I.

I. KLIMA.

AUTOMOBILE ATTACHMENT.

Armcmou man mun. 22. m9.

Patented Sept. 23, 1919.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2- JOHN KLIMA, 0F TAYLOR, TEXAS. t

AUTOMOBILE ATTACHMENT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Sept. 23, 1919.

Application filed March 22, 1919. Serial No. 284.299.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, Join: KLIMA, a citizen of the Republic of Ozecho-Slovak residing at Taylor, in the. county of VVilhamson and State of Texas, have invented certain newland useful Improvements in Automobile Attachments; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full,.clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to automobile attachments and the primary object of the invention is to provide an improved means, whereby the power of the driving motor of the automobile may be utilized for driving various machines such as wood sawing machines, silo cutters, barn elevators, corn mills and shellers, etc.

Another object of the invention is to provide an improved power attachment for automobiles, which can be readily attached thereto and provided with means for attach ing the power shaft directly to the crank receiving end of the crank shaft.

A further object of the invention is to provide means for transmitting the power from the device to the machinery to be operated, in which the motion of the machinery may be stopped, without stopping the motor of the vehicle.

A further object of the invention is to provide improved means for attaching the device to a motor vehicle, whereby the power shaft of the samemay be adjusted so as to bring the same in direct alinement with the crank shaft of the engine.

A still further object of the invention is to provide an improved power attachment for motor vehicles of the above character, which i durable and eflicient in use, one that is simple and easy to manufacture, and one that can be placed upon the market at a reasonable cost.

With these and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel construction, arrangement and formation of parts, as will be hereinafter more specifically described, claimed and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, forming a part thereof, in which:

Figure 1 is a side elevation of the improved power device showing the same attached to a motor vehicle, the motor vehicle being' shown partly in section.

Fig. 2 is a plan View of the device.

F 3 is a central longitudinal vertical section through the device.

Fig. 4 is a cross section taken on the line 4-4. of Fig. 2, and

Fig. 5 is a detail section taken on the line 55 of Fig. 2.

Referring to the drawings in detail, wherein similar reference characters designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, the numeral 1 generally indicates the improved device, which is ada ted to be applied to a motor vehicle 2. iile the device is specially adapted to be used in connection with the Ford automobile, it is to be understood that the same may be used with any preferred type of motor vehicle. V

The motor vehicle" 2 includes the front axle 3 of the ordinary I-beam construction to which is secured in the ordinary manner the semi-elliptical leaf spring 4, the upper central portion of which has secured thereto by a U-bolt 5 the radiator supporting bracket 6, to which the ordinary radiator 7 is secured.

The improved device 1 includes a substantially U-shaped supporting frame 8 having the legs 9 thereof turned outwardly in opposite directions toward the free ends thereof and having the free ends bent at right angles to provide feet 10, which are adapted to engage the axle 3 intermediate the upper and lower flanges thereof. The feet 10 are adapted to be held in position by means of U-bolts 11 which embrace the axle and the terminals of the bolts are connected by a plate 12, which is held in position by suitable nuts 13. Theplate 12 engages the oilter faces of the feet 10to prevent displacement thereof. The U-shaped bracket is held against accidental displacement and distortion by means of braces 14, which are converged toward the inner end thereof and are held against displacement by means of the U-bolts 5, which hold, the spring secured to the radiator brackets. The inner terminals of the braces" are apertured as at 15 to receive one leg of the U-shaped bolt 5. The outer terminals of the braces 14 are twisted at right angles to form bracket engaging feet 16, which are bent downwardly at right angles to the main body of the braces 14:. The feet 16. are provided with a plurality of apertures 17, any one of which is adapted to receive a bolt 18 which extends through the legs 9 of the U-shapcd bracket 8. Suitable nuts are threaded on the bolts and hold the braces in position. It can be seen that by placing the bolts 18 in different a ertures 17 the same can be readily connec to different sized machines.

The'legs 9 of the U-shaped bracket 8 have secured to the opposite sides thereof adjacent to the forward end of the bracket guides 18' which receive the downwardly extending right angularly disposed feet 19 of the supplemental JU-sh aped frame 20, which eittendsforwardly of the bracket 8 and in a plane above the same. A relatively long bearing 21 equipped with an oil cup 22 or other lubricatin means receives the power shaft"23, whic extends longitudinally of the bracket 8 and frame 20. The forwardend of the bearing 21 carries a depending arm 24, which is slidably received in a guide bracket 25, secured to the inner surface of the bight portion of the Ushaped bracket 8. A suitable set screw 26 holds the plate in adjusted position. This forms means, whereby the power shaft 23 may be raised and lowered so as to bring the same in direct alinement With the crank shaft of the engine. A collar 27 is removably seeurdto shaft 23 and engages the bearing 21 and pre ents forward movement of the power :shaft in relation thereto. A cone c1i tch28'is arranged on the shaft 23 and V 'the forward face of the bearing to firm i'resrward movement of the shaft in relation thereto. The clutch '28 forms nieans whel eby thebelt 29, which is trained around the same, be disconnected from the bwershaft so as to stop the machinery to w iiie the same is connected when so desired w thoufistnppin the'motor of the ve hicle. The, clutch 2 includes the inner cone-singed body 30, which is secured to t'he s ha w dths outer "member 31 includi e'. tfi ar lama-and the annular 33, which has rearwardly'erten ing flan e 'theiimer surface] thereof ared outwardly "to conform configuratibn of the cone- V v a sfn fii r so, so me anin .'the 'same is inenga" m'eht w th'the conehamanism- "t e "3 15: Same will many riitate therewith. ,The circular body' 32 carries the isleeve 34 lliaviiig the upsta din annular "flan" essgnhibn'mnarlz recives'the forked j fi ml rise. fanned on he "lever 37,* 'which hasone end. liereofpivotally connected to sgcu'red' toohe legofjthe g 0. Thafi'ee end of the "laser 7* isa'rrs d u; b normally received .by the keeper 9 caiirid'bfthe o posite aa ie Of thefraIneQO the holds the clutch .s'ections Maggi ixi'eht "with each other. at to" new the clutch Seci ticglseuf f eh a nfe awith'escnoaer,

the lever is "(51)" (1 S0 ttSto hftthe fiame e6 fipii ai dly the? f e gagement with the ceiving end {14 of the crank shaft of the en glue. The head 42 is provided with diametrically opposite grooves 45, which are adapted to receive the pin 46 which extends diametrically through the crank shaft. Thus it will be seen that when thcdevicc is placed in position and the head in engage ment with the crank shaft, the power shaft 23 will be rotated therewith.

It is to be understood that the ordinary hand crank is removed from the vehicle and hand crank 47 is rotatably carried by the bight portion of the U-frame 20 and the same carries a removable clutch section 48, which is adapted to engage the pin carried by the forward end of the power shaft, whereby the same may be readily rotated to crank the engine. A contractile coil is coiled aroundthe crank 47 and is confined between the handle 50 thereof and the frame 20 and normally tends to disengage the clutch section from the pin carried by the forward end of 't'he shaft.

From the foregoing description, it can be seen thatan improved device is provided for motor vehicles, whereby the ower of the driving motor may be utilized for running any kind of machinery, without strainin the motor. I

n practice, I have found that the form of my invention illustrated in the accompanyin drawings and referred to in the above escripti'on as the preferred embodi-' ment, is the most eflicient and practical; yet realizing the conditions concurrent with' the ado tion of my device will necessarily vary, I "atti e to emphasize that various changes in details of constructiomproportion and arrangemcnt of partsmayhe resorted to, when requi'redivithout sacrificing any of "the advantages of myinvention as set forth.

ment with the fronta'xle of the vehicle, an

adjustable U-shaped frame carried by the first mentioned frame, an adjustable bearing carried bysaicl first mentioned frame, a power shaft notatably mounted on the bearing, means detachably connecting the power shaft to the crank shaft of the engine, a clutch pulley secured to the power shaft, and a hand crank carried by the second mentioned frame and arranged to detachab] y engage the forward end of the ower shaft, as and for the purpose specifie 2. In a device of the class described, the combination with a motor Vehicle of the ordinary construction comprising an axle, a radiator, and springs flexibly connecting the radiator and axle, a U-shaped frame having the legs thereof diverged 1n 0 posite directions, outwardly extending feet ormed on the terminals of the legs arranged to engage the axle, means for detachably securing the feet in position on the axle, a forwardly eXtendin second U-shaped frame having downwar 1y extending feet, brackets formed on the opposite sides of the legs of f the first mentioned U-shaped frame adjacent to the forward end thereof arranged to slidahly receive the downturned feet of the sec- Oopiee of this patent may be obtained for 0nd mentioned U-shaped frame, means adjustably securing the feet in osition, brace rods adjustably carried by tie first mentioned U-shaped frame and arranged to be detachably secured to the springs of the vehicle, an adjustable bearing carried by the first n'ientioned frame, a oWer shaft rotatably carried by the bearlng, means de tachably securing the power shaft in enagement with the crank shaft of the engine, a clutch pulley carried by the shaft, means normally holding the sections of the clutch pulley in engagement with each other, and means for shifting the outer section of the gluitch pulley, as and for the purpose speci- In testimony whereof I afiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

JOHN KLIMA. Witnesses:

JOHN TOMANCAK, JOHN KRoFF.

iive centl each, by addressing the "Gommissioner of Patents, Washington, D. 0. 

